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September 2023 sees the opening of PAC NYC – the Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York. It’s the final building in the new piazza, situated on the site of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, which was destroyed on the 11th September 2001, when hijackers seized US passenger jets and crashed them into the Twin Towers, killing thousands of people.

Jeff Lunden follows PAC NYC’s artistic director Bill Rauch and his behind the scenes team, as they get the specially built, flexible theatres ready for their opening season.

We’ll also be talking to some of the on stage creatives who’ve been commissioned to make works for this very special season, including theatre maker Bill T. Jones and choreographer Annie-B Parsons.

For many New Yorkers and also for people from across the world, the site remains a sacred space and we’ll be hearing from some of those who lost loved ones during the 9/11 attacks about why for them this arts center will be a place to celebrate life.